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George DeMaio Jr., better known to sports fans throughout the state as "The Coach", was born and raised in West Haven, CT. Coach attended West Haven High School, where he lettered in basketball and baseball. For his contribution to West Haven athletics, Coach was named Athlete of the Year in 1966. Coach proceeded on to Southern Connecticut State University where he helped found the University radio station.
He graduated from SCSU in 1970 and received his Masters Degree in 1977 from Southern as well. From 1970 to 1974, DeMaio taught fifth grade at Thompson School in West Haven. In 1983, while working for Southern New England Telephone, DeMaio was hired by KC101/WAVZ as their Sports Director.
It was here that DeMaio started his immense coverage of high school girls and boys athletics. "The Coach" has received numerous honors for his coverage of high school sports. Among them, honorary inductions into the Connecticut Scholastic and Collegiate Softball Hall of Fame in 1995, and The Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001. He was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association for his work at North Haven and also received New Haven's Tap Off Club's Distinguished Service Award. 
Presently on News/Talk 960 WELI and ESPN Radio 1300, "The Coach" continues to give high school girls and boys the coverage he feels they deserve. He has orchestrated state-wide Friday night coverage of high school football in the fall on WELI for the past several years, including a radio record of all 68 scores of high school games on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day in 2008. The Coach hosts Saturday high school football games, on ESPN Radio 1300, as well. Since 1997 he has covered basketball and hockey on ESPN Radio 1300. Of course, 960WELI gets daily coverage of high school athletics by "The Coach" throughout the school year. "The Coach" was involved in East Haven Biddy Basketball from 1979 to 1999. He has been a Little League and softball umpire. He was involved in Team Connecticut Girls AAU basketball from 1994 to 2001, coaching two teams to the National Tournament.  He coached North Haven High School Girls Basketball as an assistant to his son Jeffrey for 10 years.

He retired as an 8th Grade Social Studies teacher at East Haven Middle School in December 2008, "The Coach" resides in North Branford with his wife Brenda. He has 2 sons, Matthew and his wife Debbie and their daughter Rebecca living in Old Saybrook, and Jeffrey, who lives in Wallingford with his wife Cory and sons Samuel and Nathan.
On September 27, 2007, "The Coach" was inducted into the New Haven Gridiron Club's Hall of Fame.  In March of 2008, he was honored by the Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors with the Distinguished Service Award - Outside the Field of Athletic Administration.

On March 13,2009, the Coach will receive the Alumni Appreciation Award from SCSU and on March 29th, he will receive the Chapter Merit Award from the Gene Casey/New Haven Chapter National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. 

Also, on November 3, 2008, Coach was honored by the March of Dimes as an Elm City Legend at the Omni Hotel in New Haven.

The Coach received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the North Haven Sons & Daughters of Italy Lodge #2805 on Saturday, April 30, 2011. The dinner was held at Monticello's in Meriden.

Coach George DeMaio with Linda McMahon
Monday 10-24-2011 8:27pm ET

Juvenile Diabetes Tournament in North Branford
Tuesday 08-23-2011 9:51am ET

Coach George DeMaio with 5 year old Jayden Konesky at the Juvenile Diabetes Tournament in North Branford

Coach George DeMaio throwing out the first pitch to Jayden Konesky before the Police vs. Firefighters softball game at the Juvenile Diabetes Tournament in North Branford

Monday 08-08-2011 10:12am ET

Dan's Doghouse in West Haven welcomes the Regional Junior Softball Tournament to West Haven

Monday 06-27-2011 8:47am ET

The Harkness family with the Coach
(l-r) father-Paul, Taylor, Coach, sister, Jessica, mother-Trish


WELI Softball Player of the Year Taylor Harkness with Coach George DeMaio


2011 WELI Softball Player of the Year
Taylor Harkness -  Foran High School in Milford
Thursday 06-23-2011 10:10am ET

Coach DeMaio throws out the first pitch at the Scholar Athlete Softball Classic in West Haven
Thursday 05-05-2011 9:09am ET

Coach George DeMaio with Charlene Chiaro from Clear Visions Productions, discussing Fun Girls Night Out at the Oakdale

 
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